Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,988,402
- Total expenses
- $7,903,175
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,761,146
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,564,612
- Investment income
- $2,587,789
- Other revenue
- $1,074,855
- Total assets, end of year
- $61,023,186
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,736,697
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $58,286,489
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,390,529
- Management and general expenses
- $2,843,461
- Fundraising expenses
- $669,185
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,390,529
Program services were 55.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$231,426
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$5,979,126
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,550,594
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$52,486
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $845,648 · related or exempt $845,648
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $718,964 · related or exempt $718,964
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3 · Investment income
total $760,868 · excluded $760,868
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6a · Gross rents
real property $113,981
-
6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $113,981
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $113,981 · excluded $113,981
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,628,259
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,801,338
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,826,921
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,826,921 · excluded $1,826,921
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$231,426
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$38,148
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$38,148 · excluded -$38,148
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$685,578
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$367,741
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $317,837 · excluded $317,837
-
11a · Other revenue: WORKSHOPS
total $585,081 · related or exempt $585,081
-
11b · Other revenue: OTHER
total $89,604 · related or exempt $89,604
-
11c · Other revenue: POURING RIGHTS
total $6,500 · unrelated business $6,500
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$681,185
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $305,186 · program services $61,037 · management and general $183,112 · fundraising $61,037
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,040,873 · program services $1,783,366 · management and general $821,952 · fundraising $435,555
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $33,536 · program services $12,229 · management and general $18,035 · fundraising $3,272
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $272,387 · program services $181,837 · management and general $82,814 · fundraising $7,736
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $232,316 · program services $134,424 · management and general $65,666 · fundraising $32,226
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $104,369 · management and general $104,369
-
11g · Fees: other
total $49,083 · program services $13 · management and general $49,070
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $211,140 · program services $141,976 · management and general $43,533 · fundraising $25,631
-
13 · Office expenses
total $774,841 · program services $548,401 · management and general $129,333 · fundraising $97,107
-
15 · Royalties
total $69,775 · program services $69,775
-
16 · Occupancy
total $286,835 · program services $271,429 · management and general $15,406
-
17 · Travel
total $20,309 · program services $13,874 · management and general $6,376 · fundraising $59
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,088,667 · program services $153,710 · management and general $934,957
-
23 · Insurance
total $192,983 · program services $119,418 · management and general $73,565
-
24a · Other expenses: TRAVELING EXHIBITS
total $675,932 · program services $675,932
-
24b · Other expenses: FACILITY MAINTENANCE
total $127,745 · management and general $127,745
-
24c · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES
total $102,702 · program services $66,231 · management and general $30,175 · fundraising $6,296
-
24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $102,637 · program services $76,611 · management and general $26,026
-
24e · All other expenses
total $211,859 · program services $80,266 · management and general $131,327 · fundraising $266
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $7,142,445 · end of year $5,459,445
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $10,936,910 · end of year $6,597,543
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,122,272 · end of year $828,558
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $116,343 · end of year $76,352
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $216,287 · end of year $226,405
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$35,968,318
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$24,341,487
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,951,041 · end of year $11,626,831
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $21,008,179 · end of year $23,789,926
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,916,288 · end of year $12,418,126
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,272,209 · end of year $2,215,788
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $498,489 · end of year $520,909
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,067,654 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $21,222,029 · end of year $32,677,601
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $29,349,384 · end of year $25,608,888
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO INSPIRE A DEEPER INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH CREATIVE AND FUN EXPERIENCES FOR ALL.
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PROVIDING "HANDS-ON" LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK. TOTAL FACILITY ATTENDANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 370,288.
Expenses $4,390,529 · Revenue $2,239,297
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
GAYLE MALONE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PATRICK GOEBEL
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RICHARD HOLT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JENIFER HITSCHMANN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MINDY MCPHEETERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RAYMOND DONDLINGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GENEVIEVE FARHA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CARLY MCLAUGHLIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN MOSLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JASON NEAL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
BRIAN PATE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JEFF PEIER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
AMY SEERY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JANE SHAW
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DYANE SMOKOROWSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SHEREE UTASH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DAREN WHEELER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TOM STOLZ
BOARD MEMBER - COUNTY MANA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TIM KAUFMAN
BOARD MEMBER - DEPUTY COUN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SARAH LOPEZ
BOARD MEMBER - COUNTY COMM
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
BRANDON JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER - CITY COUNCI
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
AMELIA BARDWELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
LEIGH BELLINGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JASON CRAINE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PHIL FRICK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
COLIN MARSH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JENNIFER MARSHALL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TIM NELSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SUSAN SKIBBA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ADAM SMITH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $216,984
- From this org
- $192,613
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,371
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,613
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,865
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,506
- Filer's total
- $216,984
-
KENT SHANK
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $139,510
- From this org
- $112,573
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,937
- Hours/week
- 40
-
LAURA RODDY
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT
- Total calculated
- $108,899
- From this org
- $105,946
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,953
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A - COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATIONS
- UNRELATED ORGANIZATION: SGCO SEDGWICK COUNTY COMPENSATION PAID: BASE COMPENSATION $170,446 RETIREMENT BENEFITS $ 16,865 OFFICER RECEIVING BENEFITS: ADAM SMITH, PRESIDENT
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 24 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601179349301865
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